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look at the education stocks. they may be coming back into favor. >> would you ever get into this space? >> when he says it that way, it makes it sound sexy. >> i never made it out of eighth grade. >> he is a sucker for an accept. >> i do the reverse on my resume. i never got any degrees. let's start there. >> first move tomorrow when we come back. recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some people. so did the country that came in 17th place. let's raise the bar and elevate our academic standards. error error f let's solve this. f f acceler-rental. at a hertz expressrent kiosk, you can rent a car without a reservation... and without a line. now that's a fast car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >> >> time for final trade. >> calls for a lot of activity. cheap. i like it. >> i like the brokerage group. i think they are all getting inexpensive. >> ford. >> tfm. fresh market. >> tbx. long. >> joe? >>
look at the education stocks. they may be coming back into favor. >> would you ever get into this space? >> when he says it that way, it makes it sound sexy. >> i never made it out of eighth grade. >> he is a sucker for an accept. >> i do the reverse on my resume. i never got any degrees. let's start there. >> first move tomorrow when we come back. recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some...
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my job isn't just to entertain but to educate and teach you, so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. there is nothing worse than watching the market roar higher while your portfolio is barely moving. it makes you feel like a dope like the stock market must be a shell game. really, it just means you may be making a few mistakes. tonight i'm devoting the show to my play book for taking advantage of a short-term rally, not to be confused with a so-called bear market rally which is a bogus term when stocks go up. i'm talking about giving you a game plan for how to deal with short-term run-ups as opposed to long-term runs in your stock. i know what you're thinking. what kind of bozo incompetent doofus needs a guide to make money in a rally? what's next? is cramer going to tell us how to pick your nose? "mad" potty training. who needs help when it's up 200 points in a day or is a love buy fest. do you need my help to deal with huge profits? do we buy into stock sage big e. smalls theory of mo money, mo problems on this show? absolutely not? knowing how to approach a rally the right way, he
my job isn't just to entertain but to educate and teach you, so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. there is nothing worse than watching the market roar higher while your portfolio is barely moving. it makes you feel like a dope like the stock market must be a shell game. really, it just means you may be making a few mistakes. tonight i'm devoting the show to my play book for taking advantage of a short-term rally, not to be confused with a so-called bear market rally which is a bogus term when stocks...
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i'm devoting this show entirely to educating you. sharing some of the most important lessons i've learned. before you can start learning about stocks, there's some lessons that need to be unlearned. there needed to be demolished. one of the most myths is the notion that market is already rational. the action always makes sense. that simply isn't true. on any given day the action in the market can be nonsensical. stocks can go up when they should have gone down and vice versa. entire sectors can move for totally bogus reasons. it's how job in the media to make sense of what happened. sometimes we go too far. trying to find the logic behind moves that are nothing more than tales told by idiots full of sound and furry signifying nothing. never assume that just because something happened it has to make sense because the market always makes sense. not on the short term basis because it's nonsense. it's important to be able to say these moves are just nuts. they don't make any sense at all. once you start cook can go up concoctions and con
i'm devoting this show entirely to educating you. sharing some of the most important lessons i've learned. before you can start learning about stocks, there's some lessons that need to be unlearned. there needed to be demolished. one of the most myths is the notion that market is already rational. the action always makes sense. that simply isn't true. on any given day the action in the market can be nonsensical. stocks can go up when they should have gone down and vice versa. entire sectors can...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. >>> there is good news and there is bad news. let's go to the good news first. up eight months in a row. i'm giving you the year on year. you can see the nice pattern they have got. >> make it is because home prices are doing better. i don't know. but i like it. i got to give you badne news to. poor capital goods. today's number was a bad news number. this is a nasty number. we are falling now. about five, ten, percent. this is a three month change. you can't have recovery good business aren't investing and we county have income for consumers if businesses aren't investing. if this doesn't do better we have a problem. it closed down 89 points today. i know everybody in the world blames everything in the fiscal cliff but i'm not so sure. jeff, i want to get your take on these numbers. ko core capital goods. it is a recession signal if i didn't know better. i know you don't want to talk about the fiscal cliff, but that
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. >>> there is good news and there is bad news. let's go to the good news first. up eight months in a row. i'm giving you the year on year. you can see the nice pattern they have got. >> make it is because home prices are doing better. i don't know. but i like it. i got to give you badne news to. poor capital goods. today's number was a bad news number. this is a nasty...
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devoting the show entirely to educating you. sharing some of the most important lessons i've learned in 30 years in the market. before i can start teaching you, you can start learning, there are some lessons that need to be unlearned. myths about the market that need to be demolished. one. most pernicious myths the notion that the market is always rational. that the action always makes sense. that simply isn't true. on any given day, the action in the market can be completely nonsensical. stocks can go up when they should have gone down, vice versa. entire sectors can move for totally bogus reasons. it's our job to help make sense of what's happening. sometimes we go too far, start cooking up explanations where there are none, trying to find logic and the reason behind moves that are nothing more than tails pulled by idiots, signifying nothing. never assume just because something happened it has to make sense because the market always makes sense. not on a short-term basis. it's nonsense. on a day-to-day basis, the market does s
devoting the show entirely to educating you. sharing some of the most important lessons i've learned in 30 years in the market. before i can start teaching you, you can start learning, there are some lessons that need to be unlearned. myths about the market that need to be demolished. one. most pernicious myths the notion that the market is always rational. that the action always makes sense. that simply isn't true. on any given day, the action in the market can be completely nonsensical....
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sales opportunity, they call it, in those locations where we have obtained a direct selling license and educate them to follow all the rules. they're saying the report is wrong. we have retail stores and obtain licenses. >> the company has said in the past they will try to make short sellers a s very uncomfortable. citron research has a history of going after chinese companies and a fairly successful history. they're not always right and they're very aggressive and not afraid to go out and make a strong statement. >> to give background by investors would be nervous, if they were no longer allowed to operate in mainland china or hong kong, the second quarter jumps thanks to demand for anti-aging creams from china and other aging nations. >> china is the growth area including herbal life. the difference is 7% from herbal life and no one mentioned them in this respect but 7% of reinforce but the growth -- of revenues but the growth is a fast growing part. >> it really is for this type of company. >> wide open market. >> thanks. time for sunshine deep in the heart of texas. check out this, based in
sales opportunity, they call it, in those locations where we have obtained a direct selling license and educate them to follow all the rules. they're saying the report is wrong. we have retail stores and obtain licenses. >> the company has said in the past they will try to make short sellers a s very uncomfortable. citron research has a history of going after chinese companies and a fairly successful history. they're not always right and they're very aggressive and not afraid to go out...
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i'm trying to educate, so call me. after a topsi turvy week, here in the united states of america -- ♪ -- and fears that europe could be backsliding, the earnings went out today. each day was different. the s&p 500 climbing, but the nasdaq, whoa, the apple-laden nasdaq, we're heading into the absolute height of earnings season. so it's time for me to give you the miranda warning. keep your gun holstered, your finger far away from the trigger, the cacophony creates confusion that's off the charts. so ask questions first and shoot later. if you take the quick-drake approach, you will make mistakes. this is the single the worst week of the year. it happens four times. but i still need to fill you in. i still need to give you a game plan of what's going to happen. monday morning we hear from conoco philliops. conoco is splitting. bad news is it's a used natural gas claim. i like the oil and gas business, i don't want to be in refining. netflix reports. talk about a quarter that's going to steal the show that day. will it
i'm trying to educate, so call me. after a topsi turvy week, here in the united states of america -- ♪ -- and fears that europe could be backsliding, the earnings went out today. each day was different. the s&p 500 climbing, but the nasdaq, whoa, the apple-laden nasdaq, we're heading into the absolute height of earnings season. so it's time for me to give you the miranda warning. keep your gun holstered, your finger far away from the trigger, the cacophony creates confusion that's off the...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. when we got married. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of it for us is that there isn't anything on the schedule. >>> it was the best of times for the ipo market. it was the worst of times for the ipo market. last week investors were cheering deal after deal after deal. we had nine ipos, and five of them were up more than 20% in their first day of trading. >> hallelujah! >> an incredible winning streak. >> house of pleasure! >> but the week before we had six deals, and almost all of them were flops. [ booing ] >> it was just miserable. >> the house of pain. >> so what does the two ipo weeks tell us? is it just animal spirits meaning investors felt bearish two weeks ago, so those ipos were doomed, and then felt bullish last we the nex
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. when we got married. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of it for us is that there isn't anything on the schedule. >>> it was the best of times for the ipo market. it was the worst of times for...
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my job isn't just to entertain but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. the moment i read the news about federal express blowing up last night, wall street speak for missing the numbers horribly, i began to dread today's session. what company touches more consume rs and businesses large or small than fedex? i uh expected the market to be obliterated. [ sell, sell, sell ] [ house of pain ] yet what did we get? the dow rallied 12 points. the s&p losing just .11%. minuscule. i have been schooled. i know you don't want to hear about how confused i am, how mystified. you want me to explain what happened in a way that makes it clear and rational. if you read my midnight tweets @jimcramer about how fedex's blown quarter was like a running back with a blown knee going into the big fantasy game or the big game between the cowboys and giants meaning a tough session ahead of us then you know i got the market wrong. hey, i don't like being wrong. i don't like thinking federal express can preannounce negative earnings and out barely affects the averages. the dow didn'
my job isn't just to entertain but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. the moment i read the news about federal express blowing up last night, wall street speak for missing the numbers horribly, i began to dread today's session. what company touches more consume rs and businesses large or small than fedex? i uh expected the market to be obliterated. [ sell, sell, sell ] [ house of pain ] yet what did we get? the dow rallied 12 points. the s&p losing just .11%. minuscule. i have been...
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my job is not to entertain you but to educate and teach so call me me. we are blessed with not one but two eyes, two of them. on days like today where the dow slipped 25 points, s&p edged up 1.4% and the nasdaq gained 4.8%, we have to use both eyes. why do i start this show with this manic anatomical lesson. pretty simple. all eyes are on greece. yesterday's election results and all eyes are on spain. spanish tenure where countries run into trouble paying bills. all eyes on germany since they have to recognize if they don't share their wealth, everybody loses. i disagree with all this nonsense. i'm not a foreign correspondent. i'm not a professor of geopolitics and i don't run a macrohedge fund. the fact is i don't need both eyes on germany or france or greece or anywhere in europe. one eye will suffice. the moment i take both eyes off of america and put them on europe, i am going to lose my chance to help to try to make you big money, and that's what i'm paid to do. this morning when i was chatting with david faber and melissa lee on "squawk on the stre
my job is not to entertain you but to educate and teach so call me me. we are blessed with not one but two eyes, two of them. on days like today where the dow slipped 25 points, s&p edged up 1.4% and the nasdaq gained 4.8%, we have to use both eyes. why do i start this show with this manic anatomical lesson. pretty simple. all eyes are on greece. yesterday's election results and all eyes are on spain. spanish tenure where countries run into trouble paying bills. all eyes on germany since...
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my job is to entertain and educate. call me. the gulf is huge, wide, growing, both sides are digging in their heels and getting set in their ways, growing more vociferous and partisan. sometimes it seems like the name-calling is so wide there is no hope whatsoever for compromise! i'm not talking about the race for the white house, silly. i'm talking about the bulls and bears. that rallied in the morning and getting slammed down in the evening. and the dow is 2.08%. it is a market every street without joy is contested. tonight, i will set out how real this hand-to-hand warfare is determining how this market seems to come out everyday. six small unit actions that represent firing and maneuvering over every square foot of ground that needs to be taken. first, let's deal with the obvious set piece. like the one over employment. the political side of things, charges about phony numbers that show profound change and hiring patterns like we had today with market improvement and weekly jobless claims. i don't know, i could care less abo
my job is to entertain and educate. call me. the gulf is huge, wide, growing, both sides are digging in their heels and getting set in their ways, growing more vociferous and partisan. sometimes it seems like the name-calling is so wide there is no hope whatsoever for compromise! i'm not talking about the race for the white house, silly. i'm talking about the bulls and bears. that rallied in the morning and getting slammed down in the evening. and the dow is 2.08%. it is a market every street...
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science, infrastructure, education, food stamps, aid to children who are very, very poor, ppoo poor, pell grants. i want people to understand what the government spent its money on and then make the hard is choices. >> that's a good point. i don't think people really know what the government is spending money on and how they are spending it. is there a breakdown? i've been looking for it for a couple of years. >> you know, basically as we know, a number of people who have complained about medicare don't recognize the fact that it's a public program. so for starters there's a huge gap between one of our biggest programs, a publicly funded program, and people's understanding of that. i think we have a lot more work to do. i suggested that we have an app on our mobile devices which let's people sit down and say, okay, you want to cut a trillion dollars in spending, here are the options, you choose. i don't think people like the o options. they like more of the government programs from which they benefit. >> kevin, what about it? is it realistic to cut medicare and medicaid in order to c
science, infrastructure, education, food stamps, aid to children who are very, very poor, ppoo poor, pell grants. i want people to understand what the government spent its money on and then make the hard is choices. >> that's a good point. i don't think people really know what the government is spending money on and how they are spending it. is there a breakdown? i've been looking for it for a couple of years. >> you know, basically as we know, a number of people who have complained...
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devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. aspirin is just old school. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles. now we're challenging you to put it to the test. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. >>> coming up on "closing bell," maria is at the milken conference and she has some big interviews over the next two hours. pimco's thinks qe-3 is not off the table. boone pickens gives us his oil and nat gas prices. and the ceo of simon property group. and don't miss an exclusive interview with billionaire activist investor carl icahn. that's all ahead in just a few on "closing bell," guys. >>> all right. last pick of the cnbc stocks draft, last pick. >> brian, can i call you brian? facebook is going to stay on the board. with the seventh and final pick i'm going to ft. worth, texas. >> no way. >> yes, it is. and it's radio shack. >> oh, sorry, guy adami. we love you. but your draft pick is our disaster du jour. radio shack,
devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. aspirin is just old school. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles. now we're challenging you to put it to the test. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. >>> coming up on "closing bell," maria is at the milken conference and she has some big interviews over the next two hours. pimco's thinks...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen, and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. they all may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you have heart disease or risk factors such as high bl
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with...
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. >> i am a student getting a great education. i am looking for a point for monsanto. looking for a stock to get in. >> we did that off the chart special with tim collins last tuesday. that was your chance at that level that is lower here. 52 week high. i tend not to like to come in at 52 week high and then an unemployment number that is soggy. that stock is going much higher. let's go to ed in california. >> this is ed from the rural mountains of northern california. >> i have been there maybe like mount shaster. >> about 30 minutes north. >> beautiful. what's up? >> on yesterday's show you discussed the fed meeting and if i heard you correctly you stated this was a nonevent meeting and the interest rates would stay at these levels. if that is the case i would own in your thought and efforts about researching. i have owned it about the last 18 months and it is yielding 12.6%. do i hold? >> people are worried that annaly will have prepayment risks. people pay down the mortgages. you are in it for the long term. that company has kicked back more capital with share holde
. >> i am a student getting a great education. i am looking for a point for monsanto. looking for a stock to get in. >> we did that off the chart special with tim collins last tuesday. that was your chance at that level that is lower here. 52 week high. i tend not to like to come in at 52 week high and then an unemployment number that is soggy. that stock is going much higher. let's go to ed in california. >> this is ed from the rural mountains of northern california. >>...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back. i'm bertha coombs. we have a market floosh here on cliff national resources. one of the worst performers in the s&p. steel industry has been under pressure and the company says it is going to idle some of its minnesota mine in january and one in michigan later on in the year. the outlook they say continues to be uncertain as far as the economy. the stock here bouncing off of the day's low but steel having its own problems in terms of cliffs. back to you. >>> thank you, bertha. brian schactman has some breaking news on hostess. >> of course we're trying to figure out who might take these brands over if they get their approval to liquidate here. private equity firm sun capital partners according to "fortune" wants to buy hostess out of bankruptcy. if you haven't followed this story before, they'd expressed interest in getting involved in hostess earlier but were rebuffed by the baker
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back. i'm bertha coombs. we have a market floosh here on cliff national resources. one of the worst performers in the s&p. steel industry has been under pressure and the company says it is going to idle some of its minnesota mine in january and one in michigan later on in the year. the outlook they say continues to be uncertain as far as the...
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many for so long that young brad watts don't want to go into the fossil industry and take the stem education requirements, the, you know, science, technology, engineering and the math. and so we have a dearth of engineers. 100,000 open michael jackson the energy industry today because a lot of people just we don't to go work there. they don't have the skills. we could do it. we could do it. >> john hofmeister, knees we can do it. all right. another big story tonight related to this. the personal scandal bringing down general david petraeus at the cia. and similar scandals taking down ceos in the private sector, too. all leads to one conclusion for me personally. honor and personal responsibility do matter. congressman peter king is going to join me on this important topic a little later in the show. now, next up, will president obama's second term take the country over a regulatory cliff? national review online says today regulatory reform is more urgent now than ever. we are joined by robert locksly, president of the california business roundtable. hello to both you. ian a you heard mr. hof
many for so long that young brad watts don't want to go into the fossil industry and take the stem education requirements, the, you know, science, technology, engineering and the math. and so we have a dearth of engineers. 100,000 open michael jackson the energy industry today because a lot of people just we don't to go work there. they don't have the skills. we could do it. we could do it. >> john hofmeister, knees we can do it. all right. another big story tonight related to this. the...
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my job is to entertain and educa educate. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. the gulf is huge, wide and growing. both sides are digging in their heels, getting set in their ways, growing more vociferous and partisan. sometimes it looks like the name calling and disagreements are so wide it looks like there is no hope whatsoever for compromise. i'm not talking about the race for the white house, silly. i'm talking about the battle between the bulls and the bears and the soul of the market, one that played out today with the averages rallying in the morning and getting slammed in the afternoon. dow closed down 14 points. nasdaq barely advanced .08%. it's been ages since i have seen a market where every back alley is contested. tonight i'm going to set out in real life how hand to hand this warfare is by laying out six cases of brutal partisan skirmishes that determines how the market comes out every day. six small unit actions that represent firing and maneuvering over every square foot of ground that needs to be taken. let's deal with the obvious battles like t
my job is to entertain and educa educate. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. the gulf is huge, wide and growing. both sides are digging in their heels, getting set in their ways, growing more vociferous and partisan. sometimes it looks like the name calling and disagreements are so wide it looks like there is no hope whatsoever for compromise. i'm not talking about the race for the white house, silly. i'm talking about the battle between the bulls and the bears and the soul of the market, one that...
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devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. >>> after the close, two pieces of disappointing news. one from sandisk indicating that business is week. that's going to send down the tech complex right from the get-go. the other, really surprising. big truck orders, remember i told you in our playbook what was going to happen. they were very disappointing. that's going
devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. >>> after the close, two pieces of disappointing news. one from sandisk indicating that business is week. that's going to send down the tech complex right from the get-go. the other, really surprising. big truck orders, remember i told you in our playbook what was going to happen. they were very disappointing. that's going
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. so, we all set? i've got two tickets to paradise! pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than eddie money running a travel agency. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. zagat just gave hertz its top rating in 15 categories, including best overall car rental. so elevate your next car rental experience with the best. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >>> if you ever wonder why i'm always encouraging you to speculate here on "mad money" even though just about every other so-called expert in the business says to stay away from these kinds of high risk high reward stocks, just take o
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but also in education and health care. if you're in southeast asia, you know, the costs are rising in china, and so some of that economic growth in china is benefitting the region. colombia is a phenomenally growing market in latin america, which has really been driven by brazil. we like to be there, because our competitors aren't there. and so when we do acquisitions, i prefer to be where the others aren't, because i'm not in an auction mode, and we feel we can drive more value in those places. >> animal health is chronically underrated. people don't realize how much money is spent. you -- other companies have been divesting animal health divisions. you're becoming the foremost animal health division in the world. >> and there's two pieces to animal health. there's a piece which is pets. and that acts more like a consumer business. >> right. >> front line is our single business -- >> everybody knows frontline. >> absolutely. and that is like a consumer business. >> right. >> nice, long assets. but the other part is the pr
but also in education and health care. if you're in southeast asia, you know, the costs are rising in china, and so some of that economic growth in china is benefitting the region. colombia is a phenomenally growing market in latin america, which has really been driven by brazil. we like to be there, because our competitors aren't there. and so when we do acquisitions, i prefer to be where the others aren't, because i'm not in an auction mode, and we feel we can drive more value in those...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> fact or fiction, will citigroup break up? from pension funds to nuns, calls of splitting up the bank are growing later. a split could actually unlock tremendous value. >> we think that upside could be as much as 50%. so that's really the reason to get them. there's lots of variations on what they could determine is the best way of doing this and the outcome. >> on the behalf of the sisters of the saint benedict team has sun mitt submitted the proposal to break it up into four different companies. that would be credit cards, retail, investment banking as well as the trust business. so could citi actually split at this point? >> basically undo everything that they did. >> yeah, exactly. they cobbled together a giant financial supermarket. >> that sandy actually benefited from. >> and sandy actually denounced later on. >> split off the travelers side of that business, because at one point, when the
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because those young kids that have a choice to go to a better school and get a better education, but i guess that's the court decision for now. kayla, thank you very much for helping out this evening. >>> up next on "kudlow" could the dollar bill be on its way out? congress considering replacing the green back with the $1 coin. why stop there? why not the return of gold coins that are legal tender? we're going to discuss it all next up. >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." in this half however, well, call it a fiscal cliff economic indicator. year end contract wheeling and dealing has major league baseball in a crash cliff frenzy. and just like baseball, taxes really matter for everything. to avoid next year's expected tax hike, companies are changing the timing of dividends and deals and capital gains and private equity partnerships and a whole lot more all to beat the tax man. >>> congress is tossing around the idea of dropping out of the paper dollar bill for hard coins. the government report finds the move could save taxpayers nearly $4.5 billion over 40 years. on the flip si
because those young kids that have a choice to go to a better school and get a better education, but i guess that's the court decision for now. kayla, thank you very much for helping out this evening. >>> up next on "kudlow" could the dollar bill be on its way out? congress considering replacing the green back with the $1 coin. why stop there? why not the return of gold coins that are legal tender? we're going to discuss it all next up. >>> welcome back to "the...
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my job is not just to entertain you, but i'm trying to educate and teach. call me. we live in a confusing era. it's the best of times for corporate america and it's the worst of times for corporate america. unfortunately, it's more worst of times than best of times, like today where the average fell for the fifth straight day, the s&p losing a half percent and the nasdaq giving up three-quarters of a percent. i realize quotes from a tale of two cities have become cliched but in this stock market we have an epic of belief and epic of incredulity. we had a spring of hardship and now we're facing with a winter of despair. >> the house of pain! >> shortfalls, fiscal cliffs, chinese hard landings and european death rattles. each day the best and worst play out. though the overall averages have been in decline for what seems like an eternity, there's enough best of times action we don't want to get completely clocked. money can still be made here by focusing on the market's terrific domestic neighborhoods while skirting the international slums. for example, it's the best
my job is not just to entertain you, but i'm trying to educate and teach. call me. we live in a confusing era. it's the best of times for corporate america and it's the worst of times for corporate america. unfortunately, it's more worst of times than best of times, like today where the average fell for the fifth straight day, the s&p losing a half percent and the nasdaq giving up three-quarters of a percent. i realize quotes from a tale of two cities have become cliched but in this stock...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >> i like to say there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to find it for you right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer, and i will see you monday. >> it's crunch time at frito-lay. the push for the 4th of july holiday. in the next week, the crew will make about three million pounds of dori
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help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> even when the stock markets close because of bad weather and wall street under three feet of water, i'm out here trying to make us some money. lately it has become harder. my stocks keep running the gountlet gauntlett of europe and china. we have companies that are creating value for shareholders regardless of what is going on in the rest of the world. the economy could smash into a retaining wall and i believe these stocks are still bullish place to be. hence why i'm talking about the break up, corporate break ups. we love it when companies try to buyback loads of stock at low prices and by making smart acquisitions. but the be all and end up is when they try to make more money for you. we see this play out over and over again. although, with kraft the snack spin off. so tonight, i want to talk about another company that is breaking itself up. newscorp has five major
help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> even when the stock markets close because of bad weather and wall street under three feet of water, i'm out here trying to make us some money. lately it has become harder. my stocks keep running the gountlet gauntlett of europe and china. we have companies...
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my job not just to entertain, but to educate and teach. so call me at 800-743-cnbc. hey, we've got to give this market its due. when good things happen. when actors in the world stage try to solve many of the problems they're facing, problems that caused the dow to plummet two days ago, the market reacts the right way and goes almost back up and the dow climbs 71 points. the nasdaq soared 1.18%. thank you again, apple. ten points a day keeps the bear away. let's just tick down the amazing point-counterpoint transformation that's unfolded in the 48 hours since the sell-off. one by one, the fears have been checked and you can see how they've bounced back. hey, listen. including yours truly, better own it. just when it looked like the whole bailout would break down and lead to the total disaster, the european union blowing up. the leaders of europe pull the rabbit out of a hat and etch roo the agreement and one that was high and the participation rate and it would fail on monday and the fewer than 60% were going to be involved and how the heck did this happen? turns out
my job not just to entertain, but to educate and teach. so call me at 800-743-cnbc. hey, we've got to give this market its due. when good things happen. when actors in the world stage try to solve many of the problems they're facing, problems that caused the dow to plummet two days ago, the market reacts the right way and goes almost back up and the dow climbs 71 points. the nasdaq soared 1.18%. thank you again, apple. ten points a day keeps the bear away. let's just tick down the amazing...
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help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> give me some tech as i wanted to play the annual seasonal technology trade. what's about to play catch up, give me some merchandise, think, think, think. you know, tech stocks, they always trade up at the beginning of the holiday buying season and the end of the year budget flush. they're both countries and governments. these screams for new ideas, they're not working anymore, not on any trading desk anywhere in the world. tech is more treacherous than i have ever seen it. and not because of any potential short fall. it's treacherous because it feels like tech as we have known it for years and years is going away. the equipment sector is just one more nail in the coffin of the annual tech love fest. has jersey been the single best part of the tech business come fall. these days nobody wants to own the stock that pump out expensive machines. i would rather make machine
help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> give me some tech as i wanted to play the annual seasonal technology trade. what's about to play catch up, give me some merchandise, think, think, think. you know, tech stocks, they always trade up at the beginning of the holiday buying season and the end of...
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my job is not just to sbhan you but to educate you. so please call me. so i'm watching a woman's beach volleyball like everyone else in the country or at least every male in the country. i'm thinking, hm, when you're out of position in that game it is just brutal. just like this one. where the dow edged up 7 points today, s&p 6% higher, nasdaq slipped 1.5%. we've been seeing the equivalent of everything the u.s. woman's team has been throwing at every other team they've been up against in this market. first we've got the dink, one of those shots where everyone's expecting a major slam, instead a light tap-down to where no one is. has it week the federal reserve said it was going to do nothing, that was a smash to the bulls. it somehow got returned albeit an easily fashion. the bears couldn't convert it at the net and the bulls were still in shape for the allegedly jarring european central bank meeting. we got chatter how the central bank was going to help italy both with their bond markets and banks. a big show at italy. a nice setup for the bulls. when
my job is not just to sbhan you but to educate you. so please call me. so i'm watching a woman's beach volleyball like everyone else in the country or at least every male in the country. i'm thinking, hm, when you're out of position in that game it is just brutal. just like this one. where the dow edged up 7 points today, s&p 6% higher, nasdaq slipped 1.5%. we've been seeing the equivalent of everything the u.s. woman's team has been throwing at every other team they've been up against in...
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my job isn't just to entertain but i'm trying to do some education here, too. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. hated rallies don't stay hated. they tend to gain adherence. the trick is to recognize it before the adherents overwhelm the sellers. that's what you have to think about today. dow entering four points lower. nasdaq down .01%. microscopic. people want so desperately to fight the last war. that's what they do, dig in their heels. if it worked in the most recent times, doesn't it have to work again? call it logic. when you are bullish, you're conscious if the market gives you a quick sell-off, you will be drawn and quartered while simultaneously tarred and feathered for that bullishness. there are enough outlets to be ridiculed 24/7 about anything bullish you said if the market goes south. you never have to suffer heat if you remain bearish. it's taken as gospel that you look smart if you diss the rally especially when we are only a year from a huge down night. 19% downturn. only a handful of years from when the market lost 16% of value. people ask me on twitt
my job isn't just to entertain but i'm trying to do some education here, too. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. hated rallies don't stay hated. they tend to gain adherence. the trick is to recognize it before the adherents overwhelm the sellers. that's what you have to think about today. dow entering four points lower. nasdaq down .01%. microscopic. people want so desperately to fight the last war. that's what they do, dig in their heels. if it worked in the most recent times, doesn't it have to work...
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it been trying to education investors about the business and raise awareness. i think it's an interesting story. let's talk to the chairman of national reality trust to learn more about his company and the process. welcome to "mad money." have a seat. >> thanks, jim. >> you do some things that are traditional. you have tenants that a broad range of companies all over the country. explain how this model is better for shareholders. >> it's really all about the net lease strategy. we're buying properties we have no capex, we have no -- >> no capital expenditures. >> no capital expenditures. we're buying properties that are diverse. we have 64 industries and credits represented, about 20 different industries. we're focused on durable income streams. we're not buying any property with less than a decade of duration. and no franchise credits. we're buying all corporate. >> a lot of people are not that sophisticated. you're buying from big companies? >> correct, like a cvs, dollar general, walgreens, advanced auto, all the kind of durable themes. we stay away from rea
it been trying to education investors about the business and raise awareness. i think it's an interesting story. let's talk to the chairman of national reality trust to learn more about his company and the process. welcome to "mad money." have a seat. >> thanks, jim. >> you do some things that are traditional. you have tenants that a broad range of companies all over the country. explain how this model is better for shareholders. >> it's really all about the net...
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i'm try to educate and teach, so call me. >>> after one more solid day, the dow gaining 93 points, s&p rising 0.18% and we have to ask ourselves, has anything truly changed? think about it the game plan for next week is pretty much as last friday. the week ahead will be determined -- so spain is teetering on the brink of a depression, not a recession. with depressions you get shocking declines in both employ and production, so all the action will be here. and it's banks, let's say they're pretty close to being insolvent, so someone has to come to the rescue, where spain becomes the destroyer of the euro and the european union. we keep hearing there will be a rescue plan in germany. we need a joint same that excludes germany and says the eu and spain agree on the equivalent of federal deposit insurance that guarantees in euros to put an end to any security risk for those banks. if we get that, we rally regarding of what else is on this board. we get that, because you saw what happened on just the whiff of it. of course, the converse could be true, too, so understand just how binary the
i'm try to educate and teach, so call me. >>> after one more solid day, the dow gaining 93 points, s&p rising 0.18% and we have to ask ourselves, has anything truly changed? think about it the game plan for next week is pretty much as last friday. the week ahead will be determined -- so spain is teetering on the brink of a depression, not a recession. with depressions you get shocking declines in both employ and production, so all the action will be here. and it's banks, let's say...
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quality of life is 35th, education 26th, and cost of doing business at 28. that may seem surprising in a state with no individual income tax and no corporate tax, but the six and a quarter state sales tax and relatively high profit taxes hurt. the economy in texas improves to the fifth best in the nation which is what rick perry was talking about in his brief run for government. >> there's a reason that caterpillar moved their manufacturing to the state of texas. >> up employment in texas is down to 6.9%. they weathered last year's budget crisis and kept their solid aaa bond rating. the biggest industries are health care and energy. america's top state for business in 2012, texas. >> our thanks to the university of texas cheerleaders for helping us ring in style. yesterday we were at the winely. the wine industry is up and coming and more than doubles since 2001. that was grape expectations. the second was legendary lights which has a couple different meanings, were were looking at the light houses that were on the gulf coast, only a few of them are left. yo
quality of life is 35th, education 26th, and cost of doing business at 28. that may seem surprising in a state with no individual income tax and no corporate tax, but the six and a quarter state sales tax and relatively high profit taxes hurt. the economy in texas improves to the fifth best in the nation which is what rick perry was talking about in his brief run for government. >> there's a reason that caterpillar moved their manufacturing to the state of texas. >> up employment in...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> s&p 500 basically flat. it has been hanging in there around 1,400 for a couple of weeks now. nasdaq suffering from the apple effect, down 17 points as apple loses another big amount today, more than 2%. industrials though are up, sue, by about almost 50 points. bob pisani pointed out today though if apple had been a part of the dow this week, the dow probably would be off about 350 points. >> certainly would have been a very tough week for the dow jones industrial average. jim iuorio has been with us all week. president at tjm institutional services, a cnbc contributor. you are watching yum! brands. >>> couple days ago yum! brands got annihilated based on some bad news out of china. i
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> s&p 500 basically flat. it has been hanging in there around 1,400 for a couple of weeks now. nasdaq suffering from the apple effect, down 17...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance processing. so they can focus on keeping the world moving. with xerox, you're ready for real business. [ticking] >> famed microbiologist j. craig venter hasn't always been so ambitious. he grew up in the suburbs of san francisco as the prototypical surfer dude and a classic underachiever. >> i was a horrible student. i really hated school. >> were you good in math and science? >> i was not really good in anything, you know? i almost flunked out of high school. >> you got a college scholarship for swimming, right? >> yes, but i di
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their...
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my job isn't just to entertain with but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. many stocks aren't going to make the quarter. [ baby crying ] >> that's what this roller coaster of a market told us underneath today where the dow closed down 25 points. s&p gave up .21 and the nasdaq .9. mostly rumors of a european compromise to save loser countries. european leaders did apparently agree to spend $150 million to stimulate growth, a tenth of what's needed. nice thought. let's talk about facts. for much of the year stocks trade off big trends. you have a strong durable goods numbers and the big institutions can set the price of stocks. they come in and buy etfs filled with industrials. we hear about a new product, say from apple. the same buyers buy up all the makers the innards of the products. we buy the oil. decline in commodities means we purchase packaged goods companies. in short we take what's known as the macro and shoehorn the micro meaning we pick stocks to fit the big picture thesis and we buy. as someone who used to trade for a living i made a pretty penny
my job isn't just to entertain with but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. many stocks aren't going to make the quarter. [ baby crying ] >> that's what this roller coaster of a market told us underneath today where the dow closed down 25 points. s&p gave up .21 and the nasdaq .9. mostly rumors of a european compromise to save loser countries. european leaders did apparently agree to spend $150 million to stimulate growth, a tenth of what's needed. nice thought. let's talk...
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my job is to entertain you as well as educate you so call me, 1-800-cnbc. in the face of crushing declines and uproarious rallies and even sometimes just plain jane garden variety days in this market, there is a "mad money" toolbox to help you through and to help you become a better and wealthier investor. tonight i'm cracking it open, so listen up. if you're going to manage your own money, have you to recognize the value of maybe one of the most important issues out there, the value of humility. so please, repeat after me. sometimes i am going to be wrong. come on, say it. sometimes i'm going to be surprised. and one more, sometimes my stock picks just won't work out. look. i of all people understand that humility doesn't come naturally to everyone, but staying humble, it's important. why? because other than greed nothing has cost more people more money than arrogance. if you own stocks, you have to accept the fact that you're going to be wrong perhaps even often. as the past three years have taught you, painfully -- >> the house of pain. >> -- our portfol
my job is to entertain you as well as educate you so call me, 1-800-cnbc. in the face of crushing declines and uproarious rallies and even sometimes just plain jane garden variety days in this market, there is a "mad money" toolbox to help you through and to help you become a better and wealthier investor. tonight i'm cracking it open, so listen up. if you're going to manage your own money, have you to recognize the value of maybe one of the most important issues out there, the value...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> it is time, it is time for the "lightning round"! you say the name of the stock -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> sell, sell, sell! >> -- i play this sound -- [ buzzer ] >> -- and the "lightning round" is over. are you ready skee-daddy? i want to start with greg in new jersey. greg? >> caller: hi, big boo-yah from summit, new jersey. >> really? fantastic. what's up? >> caller: my stock is liquidity services, lqdt. >> i'm going to be honest. there is something going on with this stock. it has been too wild a trader and too many research notes i cannot opine on. i look and there is five more notes today. i got to come back on liquidity. i just don't get it. let's go to tom in california, tom? >> caller: hey, a big boo-yah to you, jim. eroc, eagle rock. >> i know, tempting, nice yield. but you know what? we're going to stick with tried and true. i'm going to send you to kmp, kinder morgan. i don't care about
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> it is time, it is time for the "lightning round"! you say the name of the stock -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> sell, sell, sell! >> -- i play this sound -- [ buzzer ] >> -- and the "lightning round" is over. are you ready skee-daddy? i want to start with greg in new jersey. greg? >> caller: hi, big boo-yah from...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> bank of america got bailed out with taxpayer money during the crisis so it might surprise people that it is under review of the brand strategy which considered dropping the america brand overseas. >> that very issue was the subject of a month-long review by bank of america executives following the hiring of a new ad agency in may. this review spend considerable time on the name of the investment bank. an extensive surveying discussed whether the brand would see a boost if it were called merrill lynch. in this process bankers gave the marketing team names of ceos who have previously done business with merrill and whether having america attached to the name to establish a bigger business overseas. and the first time that marketing executives formally discussed the effects of the brand and the first formal in depth overall review of the brand since 2006. my sources say she and her team decided to k
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> bank of america got bailed out with taxpayer money during the crisis so it might surprise people that it is under review of the brand strategy which considered dropping the america brand overseas. >> that very issue was the subject of a month-long review by bank of america executives following the hiring of a new ad agency in may. this review spend...
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devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. [watch ticking] >> when bp acquired the texas city refinery from amoco, the plant was already in a state of disrepair. instead of spendin to update the pl cutives in londo their refinery managers to cut their budgets. >> 25% of their fixed costs were cut. and when you cut that much out of a budget in a facility, you lose people. you lose equipment. you lose maintenance. you lose trainers. our investigation has shown that this was a drastic mistake. >> so as the texas refinery got older and needed more maintenance, more attention to safety, bp cut the budget in those areas? >> yes. >> is there a direct relationship between the budget cut and the disaster at texas city? >> we believe there is. >> one of the best examples, she says, is on the very unit that caused the explosion. in the ten years leading up to the disaster, there had been eight major gasoline vapor releases on that unit, any one of which could have been catastrophic. most refineries install safety devices, called flares,
devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. [watch ticking] >> when bp acquired the texas city refinery from amoco, the plant was already in a state of disrepair. instead of spendin to update the pl cutives in londo their refinery managers to cut their budgets. >> 25% of their fixed costs were cut. and when you cut that much out of a budget in a facility, you lose people. you lose equipment. you lose maintenance. you lose trainers. our investigation...
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my job is not just to entertain you but i'm trying to teach and educate you. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. right now we're at the mercy of the largest game of chicken worldwide that i can ever recall. european chicken, that is. kok aw vin. hon schshin. cacciatore. pollo loco. you name it. the germans weren't going to give an inch on the pursestring of europe which they control. on the other hand now there's all the other countries of europe which think because of the troubles in spain and italy, not just greece, that bonds must be printed and printed by the trillions so that all the economies in the continent can grow. not just germany. today the rest of europe won, at least momentarily, which is why the dow rallied 126 points, the s&p gained 1.05% and the nasdaq climbed 1.18%. ♪ hallelujah traders in this country simply cannot afford to miss the moment when germany blinks and sacrifices its own interest to save the rest of europe, something that's perceived as inevitable now that the french have turned on the germans and the spanish bond market is imploding
my job is not just to entertain you but i'm trying to teach and educate you. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. right now we're at the mercy of the largest game of chicken worldwide that i can ever recall. european chicken, that is. kok aw vin. hon schshin. cacciatore. pollo loco. you name it. the germans weren't going to give an inch on the pursestring of europe which they control. on the other hand now there's all the other countries of europe which think because of the troubles in spain and...